Healthy Weight at Home: A Pilot Weight Loss Program for Parents of Children With a Disability

NCT04697225 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: 1181
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 13
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

The objective of this study is to design, implement, and pilot a lifestyle-based, 12-week, weight loss program for parents of children with a disability. This weight loss program supports weight loss among parents. It is a first step towards a parent-only approach to promote healthier weight among children with a disability.

Conditions

Overweight and Obesity

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Weight change among the parents at week 12

  Examine weight change (12 week - baseline) in kilograms (kg) among the parents in the 12-week weight loss program.

  baseline and 12 weeks

Secondary Outcomes (3)

• Adherence with the scheduled weekly coaching calls

  baseline to 12 weeks

• Weight change among the parents at week 24

  baseline and 24 weeks

• Change in BMI z-score among the children

  baseline, 12, and 24 weeks

Study Arms (1)

weight loss program

EXPERIMENTAL

Behavioral: weight loss strategies; Behavioral: weight loss coaching sessions and email support

Interventions

weight loss strategies BEHAVIORAL

Participants will receive recommendations on how to increase physical activity, decrease caloric intake, monitor their weight, and track the related behaviors and progress.

weight loss program

weight loss coaching sessions and email support BEHAVIORAL

Participants will receive weekly coaching sessions and tailored support emails.

weight loss program

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years+
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• Parent
• age ≥18
• English speaking
• completion of screening and baseline data collection
• BMI ≥ 25 and weight \< 300lbs (weight limit due to scale limitations)
• willing to lose weight through physical activity, weight tracking and decreased caloric intake
• willing to make changes at home to facilitate a healthy weight
• willing to complete 12 weekly weight loss video coaching sessions (20 minutes/session)
• willing to use Skype, FaceTime, Zoom, or WebEx for regular intervention contact
• Internet/ cellular plan that is sufficient for weekly program video conferencing
• willing to use the study scale with cellular technology to report weights at baseline, 12 weeks, and 24 weeks.
• willing to use the study scale with cellular technology at least weekly during the study (12 weeks)
• completion of screening and baseline data collection
• Child
• age 8-18

You may not qualify if:

• parent or child: previously diagnosed eating disorder, or treatment for an eating disorder
• parent: currently pregnant or plan to get pregnant in the next 6 months
• parent: planned weight loss surgery or procedure in the next 6 months

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Towson University: lead

Study Sites (1)

Towson University

Towson, Maryland, 21252, United States

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Overweight; Obesity

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Overnutrition; Nutrition Disorders; Nutritional and Metabolic Diseases; Body Weight; Signs and Symptoms; Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms

Study Officials

• Gerald Jerome, PhD

  Towson University

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: NA
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: TREATMENT
• Intervention Model: SINGLE GROUP
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: December 22, 2020
• First Posted: January 6, 2021
• Study Start: January 4, 2021
• Primary Completion: October 31, 2022
• Study Completion: November 30, 2022
• Last Updated: November 21, 2023

Record last verified: 2023-11

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

US (1)